Fraser, thanks for filling us in. It sounds as though the biggest hurdle, from your standpoint, is a lack of available Disklavier files with quality accompaniments for the music that interests you such as Schubert. There is a niche waiting for the right person to fill. Bob fdrubens@... wrote: > Robert > > My use of the disklavier has been incredibly helpful for concert performances. But let me assure you, it has not replaced (nor would it ever) a "live" accompanist. > > The tool is invaluable to memorize art songs and indeed, entire opera parts. It is one thing to sing along with a recording, and another altogether to sing with a beautiful baby grand piano. > > Yes there are times when rehearsing by oneself with a disklavier, that it would be great to control the speed with a footpedal. However, I have received a few very, very good midi files - recorded on a disklavier by professional accompanists, that I can learn so much from, and "following" the piano is not an issue. The easy memorization then allows the music to become part of me, so that when I work with an accompanist, I can be more flexible. finally, I can export the midi file from the disklavier to a tape and play it in the car. > > The only site with high quality accompaniments, is MusAcom - but they've added little new to their repertoire and there's so much Schubert left to record. I guess the market is small. > > Fraser Rubens > >>From: Robert Welcyng <rwelcyng@...> >>Date: 2003/07/30 Wed PM 01:41:26 EDT >>To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com >>Subject: Re: [disklavier] Piano accompaniment >> >> > > > 1 > > > To Post a message to the group, send it to: disklavier@... > > To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder and moderator, send it to: > disklavier-owner@... > > To reach our group's web site go to: > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier > > Todd's family web site was completely updated 01/15/03. It contains some fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among many other things, The url is: > http://MuncyFamily.com > > THINKING OF LEAVING THE GROUP? > If you are thinking of unsubcribing because you are getting too much mail, go the the web site and change your email delivery option instead. That will fix the problem, while maintaining your access to the group. If you insist on leaving us completely send a blank email to: > disklavier-unsubscribe@... > > Know someone who wants to join? Have them send a blank email to: > disklavier-subscribe@... or give them this link: > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier/join > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Fraser - > > I am interested in your question as I would like to better understand > the interactions between a singer and accompanist. For example, at the > start of a performance, there is usually a subtle exchange of visual > signals between accompanist and singer: "Are you ready?", "OK, start!" > > I assume that there are other cues exchanged during the performance. > For example, the sensitive accompanist may adjust her tempo and add > pauses in accordance with her perception of the singer's needs. > > Granting that those human communications are essential, I do not believe > that there is yet a machine that would respond to the singer in the way > a human accompanist does. Nor, out of ignorance, do I know what is so > special about the Yamaha product you are waiting for (with baited breath?). > > You could help me understand a singer's needs by telling us what would > be the shortcomings of the following scheme: > > Suppose you, or another singer, were to have a session with your > accompanist during which the accompaniment would be recorded on the > Disklavier. What problems would you foresee in reusing that MIDI > recording of the piano accompaniment for your practice sessions? > > In anticipation of some possible objections, here are several things > that can be done now: > > * You could be standing at your appropriate place near the piano where > you would tap a foot pedal to start the accompaniment. (You could also > tap again to pause, and tap yet again to continue.) > > * Metronomic tapping of the eighty-eighth key of the piano could be > inserted into the MIDI file so as to provide you with a lead-in cue for > your start. > > * Although not available that I know of, it would not be especially > difficult to provide you at your singing position with a foot pedal box > with "Play", "Stop", "Pause", and "Rewind" pedals. This might involve > using a laptop computer connected to the Disklavier. > > Please tell us more. > > > > > > > > frubensca wrote: > > I purchased my disklavier primarily as I am a professional classical > > singer. Initially Yamaha had plans to produce accompaniment series > > (they did a set of Brahms songs), but the yield since has been small. > > > > Anyone have any suggestions? > > Fraser > > > > > > > > To Post a message to the group, send it to: disklavier@... > > > > To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder and > moderator, send it to: > > disklavier-owner@... > > > > To reach our group's web site go to: > > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier > > > > Todd's family web site was completely updated 01/15/03. It contains > some fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among many other > things, The url is: > > http://MuncyFamily.com > > > > THINKING OF LEAVING THE GROUP? > > If you are thinking of unsubcribing because you are getting too much > mail, go the the web site and change your email delivery option > instead. That will fix the problem, while maintaining your access to > the group. If you insist on leaving us completely send a blank email to: > > disklavier-unsubscribe@... > > > > Know someone who wants to join? Have them send a blank email to: > > disklavier-subscribe@... or give them this link: > > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier/join > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > -- > Robert Welcyng > Anchorage, Alaska > > > > To Post a message to the group, send it to: disklavier@... > > To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder and > moderator, send it to: > disklavier-owner@... > > To reach our group's web site go to: > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier > > Todd's family web site was completely updated 01/15/03. It contains > some fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among many other > things, The url is: > http://MuncyFamily.com > > THINKING OF LEAVING THE GROUP? > If you are thinking of unsubcribing because you are getting too much > mail, go the the web site and change your email delivery option > instead. That will fix the problem, while maintaining your access to > the group. If you insist on leaving us completely send a blank email to: > disklavier-unsubscribe@... > > Know someone who wants to join? Have them send a blank email to: > disklavier-subscribe@... or give them this link: > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier/join > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. -- Robert Welcyng Anchorage, Alaska
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Re: [disklavier] Piano accompaniment
2003-07-31 by Robert Welcyng